With short, limber legs and a long tail, the clouded leopard is perfectly adapted for living in the trees. Flexible ankle joints allow it to descend trunks headfirst, one of only two cat species that can pull this off. A long tail provides stabilizing balance for leaps between trees. Sharp, retractable claws let this jungle climber dangle off branches in all sorts of gravity-defying positions.
A special day for a special cat
Today in History
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That bill s just not going to fit
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Badlands National Park turns 44
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The ruins of Italica, Andalusia, Spain
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Castle Stalker, Argyll, Scotland
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Did they forget to fly south?
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The Easter Bunny’s story
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A notorious advocate for women
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Sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
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The last thing seen by Wile E. Coyote
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A national icon
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Over the boardwalk
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Castle ruins on the island of Halki, Greece
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Look to the north sky tonight for the Perseids
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Tokyo welcomes a futuristic new art museum
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A field of English lavender
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It’s National Dolphin Day!
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Bridge over the River Tara
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Wildebeests in Maasai Mara, Kenya
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International Tiger Day
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Red fox
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A different kind of dive
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A glimpse of the Blue Forest
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International Day of the Tropics
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Diwali lights in Guwahati, India
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An impactful day
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Festivus
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Ancient art in the Amazon
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